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Marianna VP Simões
Summary
My research interests lie at the intersection of phylogenetics, spatial ecology and ecological biogeography, with a particular interest in probing macroecological and macroevolutionary patterns and processes. I am interested in various macroecological topics including niche conservatism, latitudinal diversity gradient, invasion dynamics and Eltonian noise hypothesis. As part of my research, I integrate fieldwork, systematics, spatial ecology, ecological biogeography and bioinformatics with the purpose of understanding the evolutionary processes governing biodiversity assemblages and how these change across space and time. Thus far, much of my research has focused on the evolution of leaf beetles (Chrysomeloidea), a very large and diverse group of phytophagous beetles, but I have also worked, in collaboration with colleagues, on other groups including birds, bees, wasps and ultimately my work is question driven.
Biodiversity Biogeography Computational Biology Data Mining & Machine Learning Ecology Entomology Taxonomy Zoology